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NCT Number: NCT00715806

Claustrophobia and Magnetic Resonance Imaging

The objective of the study is to determine the ability of open magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners to reduce claustrophobic reactions, thereby enabling more examinations of severely anxious patients. The investigators hypothesize that anxiety-based claustrophobia that prevents MR examinations without sedation can be reduced using an open MR scanner design thereby improving clinical management of those patients.

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Key information

Conditions

Claustrophobia Anxiety Disorders Mental Disorders Phobic Disorders

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Charité

Berlin, State of Berlin, 10117, Germany

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Severely anxious patients with reported claustrophobia during MRI or with the inability to undergo MR examinations on conventional scanners
  • Clinical indication for MR imaging of the head, spine, or shoulder.

Exclusion criteria

  • Contraindication to MR imaging (shrapnells, pacemakers, certain unsafe implants)
  • Age below 18 years

Treatment and study plan

Open MRI scanner.

Device

Imaging in an Open MRI scanner.

Closed MRI scanner.

Device

Imaging in a short-bore closed MRI scanner.

Primary outcomes

  1. The ability of an open MRI scanner to reduce claustrophobic reactions that prevent MR examinations.

    Time frame: Before or During MRI

Secondary outcomes

  1. Impact of MR imaging results on subsequent measurement.

    Time frame: 6 months after MRI

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Reduction of Claustrophobia During Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Randomized, Controlled Trial

Acronym: CLAUSTRO

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2009
Study completion
2009
First posted
Jul 15, 2008
Registry last updated
Jun 23, 2011

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